#218989#218989
#218989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.090 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #218989 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(33, 137, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 61%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 76%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 0%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.86, -27.90, -8.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.86, 29.11, 196.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.45% -0.0866 -0.0231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.45% 0.09 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0861, 20.0191, 26.7837) |
| Luminance | 0.2002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 1.14
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 1.26
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.11
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 3.63
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 5.81
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#218989 #892121
analogous
#218955 #218989 #215589
triadic
#218989 #892189 #898921
tetradic
#218989 #552189 #892121 #558921
square
#218989 #552189 #892121 #558921
split-complementary
#218989 #892155 #895521
monochromatic
#092626 #155858 #218989 #2DBABA #50D5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#218989 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#218989 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #218989
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##218989 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##218989 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#808289
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#71778A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #218989; /* rgb */ color: rgb(33, 137, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.090 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6facab',
500: '#218989',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #218989; $custom-light: #6facab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#218989",
"rgb": {
"r": 33,
"g": 137,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 61.176,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57454,
"c": 0.08968,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.20021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#218989
secondary
#B84E4E
accent
#4444E4
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F